‘Twinverclyde’ seeing double as 10 sets of twins prepare to start school

Ten sets of twins are set to start primary school in one area of Scotland, marking the fourth consecutive year the twin count has hit double figures.

The council’s twins record was set in 2015, when 19 sets began primary school.

Six of the 10 pairs of twins starting school this week gathered at St Patrick’s Primary in Greenock on Tuesday, greeted by Provost Drew McKenzie.

“It has become an annual tradition to get our new primary one twins together and it is great fun for them and their family and friends, and they all look so resplendent in their uniforms.

The class of 2024 will take the Inverclyde twin count to 157 sets since 2013, which is an average of 13 sets each year.

Teachers are due to return to Inverclyde schools on Wednesday for two in-service days before pupils return.